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Statewide programs and initiatives to help new and existing South Carolina businesses thrive.

Innovation

Statewide

Supports the launching and sustaining of technology commercialization as a vital part of South Carolina's economy through funding programs that concentrate on research and development, high impact entrepreneurship, startup support, talent development and increasing accessibility to risk capital and other resources that enable innovation.

Website
(803) 737-0400
SC Commerce Office of Innovation
Business Development Capital Funding Grants Innovation Workforce Development

Abbeville County Incubators

Abbeville

Helps new and startup companies develop by providing services such as management training or space for the business to operate. 

Website
864-366-5017
Business Development Incubators and Accelerators

Agribusiness Economic Development

Statewide

Promotes and nurtures the growth and development of South Carolina's agriculture industry and its related businesses while assuring the safety and security of the buying public.

Website
803-734-2210
Business Development

Alerion Ventures

Statewide

An evergreen venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in scalable startups.

Website
843-637-3634
Capital Funding Loans

Appalachian Development Corporation — The Appalachian Loan Fund

Statewide

An organization designed to further economic development, job creation, retention, and financially assisting in the growth and development of business concerns in all counties of South Carolina.

Website
864-382-2350
Capital Funding Loans

Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Pickens

Provides outreach assistance to pre-ventures, early ventures and established firms through service-learning projects that match Clemson students with entrepreneurs and inventors through volunteer mentors.

Website
864-656-3311
Business Development Incubators and Accelerators

Bank of America's Institute for Woman's Entrepreneurship at Cornell

The new Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell offers an unparalleled opportunity for women to earn a certificate in business from this Ivy League university. Through a free online program made possible by Bank of America, students will gain the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to build, manage and scale a successful business.

Learn more and apply.
Innovation Minority Business Resources

Beaufort Digital Corridor

Beaufort

The Beaufort Digital Corridor supports high-tech startups through office space and co-working spaces, technology courses and more.

 

Website
843-470-3506
Business Development Incubators and Accelerators Innovation

Benedict College Business Development Center

Richland

The Benedict College Business Development Center was created with a mission to expand the college’s role in addressing the economic and business development needs of small and minority businesses.

Website
803-705-4682
Business Development Incubators and Accelerators Minority Business Resources

Benedict College Statewide Investment Accelerator (BCSIA)

Statewide

The Benedict College Statewide Investment Incubator (BCSIA) offers a 12-week program for early-stage founders looking to connect with mentorship, capital funding and more.

Website
803-705-3256
Business Development Capital Funding Investments Incubators and Accelerators Innovation Minority Business Resources

Benedict College Women's Business Center

Richland

Serves as the first gender focused statewide entrepreneurial initiative for socially and economically disadvantaged small and minority-owned businesses throughout the state of South Carolina.

Website
803-705-4641
Business Development Minority Business Resources

Black Economic Mobility Coalition - KIVA Loan Program

National

Kiva loans help entrepreneurs gain access to capital by providing no-interest, no-fee community-backed business loans on its global online platform. Kiva loans range from $1,000 to $15,000 for up to three years. Contact Saville Williams at [email protected] or visit our website if you are interested in applying for this opportunity.

Learn more and apply.
Capital Funding Minority Business Resources

Boyd Innovation Center powered by GrowCo

Midlands

The BIC serves as Cola’s destination where forward-thinking individuals of all backgrounds come together to develop groundbreaking ideas that change the world. 

An entrepreneurial support organization (ESO), GrowCo supports and connects early-stage startups in the Columbia metropolitan area.

Learn more.
Incubators and Accelerators Innovation